Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts Inc

Analysis

Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1943, 83 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts Inc reported income of $8.9m and spending of $8.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $8.9m (+201%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YWCA of Northwest Ohio ($8.9m), Southwest Youth and Family Services ($8.9m) and Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $345k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $599k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 95 employees.